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priorities (Sunday October 14th, 2007 - 00:31)

category: mmhuh?

I had a chuckle at a headline and story blurb on the Sydney Morning Herald site:

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Beer prices rise as drought continues
The price of beer and other Australian staples are set to rise in NSW due to prolonged drought.
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So does that mean that beer is the number one staple for people in New South Wales? The article itself continues in a similar vein focusing on beer and making only passing comment to food shortages.

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“We anticipate there could be prices increasing in the order of 10 to 20 cents a schooner due to the shortage of barley,” he said.

Mr Macdonald said the barley shortage was unlikely to affect the taste of beer.
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Well I’m glad to know that but.. err.. how much extra will my bread cost?

4 comments to “priorities”
heretic said on October 14th, 2007 at 2:56 pm:

priorities! it’s all about the beer! 😉

Scott said on October 14th, 2007 at 9:02 pm:

You’ll have to switch to double blacks!

Scott said on October 14th, 2007 at 9:03 pm:

PS Just remember, this is the country that once had a Prime Minister as its National Yard Glass drinking champion!

Dan said on October 25th, 2007 at 7:30 am:

When you’ve got beer, who cares about food?

(Except donuts, of course)